Curve Lake First Nation 35, Ontario
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Curve Lake is the name of two Ojibwe Indian reserve
s 14 km north of Peterborough, Ontario
. They serve as the landbase for the Curve Lake First Nation
. The reserve occupies a peninsula
located between Chemong Lake and Buckhorn Lake, surrounded by the township of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield
, as well as several neighbouring small islands in Buckhorn Lake.
Officially they are known as Curve Lake First Nation No. 35 and Curve Lake No. 35A. Curve Lake First Nation No. 35 has an area of 7.54 km², while Curve Lake No. 35A has an area of 2.02 km².
The Curve Lake First Nation
occupies these two reserves and shares a third, the nearby Islands in the Trent Waters
, with the Hiawatha First Nation
and the Scugog First Nation. Curve Lake First Nation No. 35 occupies a peninsula between Buckhorn Lake
, Lake Chemong
, and Little Mud Lake. Curve Lake No. 35A is on Fox Island in Buckhorn Lake, and Islands in the Trent Waters is on islands in Buckhorn Lake, Pigeon Lake
and Stony Lake
.
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." The Act also specifies that land reserved for the use and benefit of a band which is not...
s 14 km north of Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 as of the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area has a population of 121,428 as of a 2009 estimate. It presently ranks...
. They serve as the landbase for the Curve Lake First Nation
Curve Lake First Nation
The Curve Lake First Nation is Mississauga Ojibway First Nation located in Peterborough County of Ontario. The Curve Lake First Nation occupies three reserves; Curve Lake First Nation 35 Reserve, Curve Lake 35A Reserve, and Islands in the Trent Waters Indian Reserve 36A. The last of these reserves...
. The reserve occupies a peninsula
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
located between Chemong Lake and Buckhorn Lake, surrounded by the township of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield
Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, Ontario
Smith–Ennismore–Lakefield is a township in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, in the County of Peterborough.-Geography:The township comprises the communities of Bridgenorth, Chemong Heights, Chemong Park, Connaught Shore, Deer Bay, Emerald Isle, Ennismore, Fife's Bay, Flood's Landing, Fowlers...
, as well as several neighbouring small islands in Buckhorn Lake.
Officially they are known as Curve Lake First Nation No. 35 and Curve Lake No. 35A. Curve Lake First Nation No. 35 has an area of 7.54 km², while Curve Lake No. 35A has an area of 2.02 km².
The Curve Lake First Nation
Curve Lake First Nation
The Curve Lake First Nation is Mississauga Ojibway First Nation located in Peterborough County of Ontario. The Curve Lake First Nation occupies three reserves; Curve Lake First Nation 35 Reserve, Curve Lake 35A Reserve, and Islands in the Trent Waters Indian Reserve 36A. The last of these reserves...
occupies these two reserves and shares a third, the nearby Islands in the Trent Waters
Islands in the Trent Waters
Islands in the Trent Waters is an Indian reserve about 15 kilometres north of Peterborough, Ontario on scattered islands in the Kawartha lakes, including Buckhorn Lake, Pigeon Lake, Lower Buckhorn Lake, Lovesick Lake and Stony Lake. The largest concentration of such islands are in Lower Buckhorn...
, with the Hiawatha First Nation
Hiawatha First nation
The Hiawatha First Nation Indian Reserve is located on the north shore of Rice Lake east of the Otonabee River in Ontario, Canada.It is found in Otonabee Township approximately 30 kilometers south of Peterborough...
and the Scugog First Nation. Curve Lake First Nation No. 35 occupies a peninsula between Buckhorn Lake
Buckhorn Lake (Ontario)
Buckhorn Lake is a lake in the townships of Galway-Cavendish and Harvey and Smith–Ennismore–Lakefield in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada, and is one of the Kawartha lakes.The primary inflow is from Pigeon Lake through the Gannon Narrows at the west...
, Lake Chemong
Lake Chemong
Lake Chemong, or Chemong Lake, " is a lake 8 km NW of Peterborough, Ontario near the town of Bridgenorth. The lake extends from near Fowlers Corners north to near Curve Lake. Lake Chemong has a length of 14 km and a width of 1 km....
, and Little Mud Lake. Curve Lake No. 35A is on Fox Island in Buckhorn Lake, and Islands in the Trent Waters is on islands in Buckhorn Lake, Pigeon Lake
Pigeon Lake (Ontario)
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and Stony Lake
Stony Lake (Ontario)
Stoney Lake is a lake in Ontario, Canada. There are three interconnected lakes . Stoney Lake forms the eastern end of the Kawartha lakes region...
.